"C'mon, Kakuzu! Let's rest for now," complained Hidan.

Kakuzu, ignoring the Jashinish, put his Akatsuki cloak in his bag and kept walking.

Hidan huffed, walking infrount of him. He held up a hand. "Now, I'm all for missions that may lead to a good sacrifice, but I'm tired. We've been walking for days and my fucking feet hurt."

Kakuzu, in turn, rolled his eyes and continued walking. "Move, Hidan," he said gruffly, "If you're in my way, I'll just kick your sorry ass like I always do."

Hidan glared. "Bring it, old man!"

Kakuzu let out a sigh before he slapped the instigator across the face. When the body fell, the old man simply trampled over his partner. Hey, he had a high bounty he was close to collecting, there's no way in hell he'd let one person screw it up. Needless to say, Kakuzu didn't mind stepping on his partner to get to the gates of his homeland. "C'mon, idiot." he said gruffly, "I hear this is where our target is. I don't wanna dilydally, you know how easily she gets away-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," said Hidan, rising from his spot, "You told me three times already, Kakuzu. Don't you think I'd get it by now?"

The mentioned stayed silent.

Hidan's eyes narrowed. "Well?"

Silence kept over the man

"Kakuzu..." he growled.

"What?" he replied innoscently.

"Did you hear me?"

"Yes, Hidan, I heard you."

"Well?"

"What?"

"Don't you think I'd get what you said after you reapeat it three times?"

Kakuzu felt himself smirk. Was he going to get the other's goose? "Hidan, why don't we get you a room, huh? You need your rest."

Hidan folded his arms over his, now bare, chest. "So, you think I'm dumb, Kakuzu?"

He tried his best to hold in his laughter, making sure to stay quiet.

"DAMNIT!"

The door slid open to the hot springs. It revealed a tall, slender siloette.

"Hey, Dai," called Satoko.

He sat next to her in the bath. "Hey."

She felt her dark cheeks glow red from the small space he had left between them. "How're you doing, my prince-like pimp?"

With a soft laugh, he slung his arm over her shoulders. "Don't call me that, silly," he laughed, nuzzling his face against her neck, "Anyway, you know how I am, Satoko: tired as always."

She lifted an arm out of the water and placed a gentle hand on his head. "I'm sorry to hear that, but tommorow night we'll be able to leave."

"Is that your last client for here?"

She nodded happily. "Yeah, it's the last one."

He nibbled at her neck and felt himself smile at the giggle it earned him.

"What are you doing, Dai," she squeeled, letting out more laughs.

Her laugh.
It was the first thing Dai had loved about her. In all fairness, it was the only thing that he could fall in love with.

"Dai?"

"Yes, Satoko?"

"Tell me how we first met," she asked softly, stroking his hair.

A blush was dusted across his cheeks. "You really like that story, huh?"

"Who wouldn't," she giggled.

He felt his heart flutter. "Alright, let's see."

"When I was seven, my parents let me go outside in the wilderness. They told me to be warry though, because there was a sort of monster, a 'soot devil', lingering around. Of course, I didn't believe them. I just thought they didn't want me out because I was blind.

"So, I went into the woods, feeling my way around, and all of a sudden I heard a cry. It scared me, but I still walked toward it. The crying got louder and louder, untill I fell. Then everything went black.

"I awoke to what seemed like moments later to be greeted by a beautiful, four-year-old angel."

Satoko laughed softly. "That was me, wasn't it?"

He nibbled harder on her neck, his arm sliding around her waist. "You bet."
"But, let me finish, Satoko."

"That angel...That sweet, little angel had not only succeded to knock me unconsious, but she'd managed to let me regain my sight back. And do you know what happened after that?"

By now, he had climbed ontop of her, planting kisses along her neckline. "We teamed up. You became my first friend."

"M'hm?"

"You fed me and gave me new clothes, you even taught me how to read and write."

He pulled back, a soft smile on his face. "And?"

"And when I turned thirteen, you took me away from that hell of a village, supporting me at every turn."

"Then what happened?"

"When I turned fifteen, I took it into my own hands to take care of us both, Dai!"

He smiled, moving away from her. "That's right. Now, you and I collect bounties. I just wish there was a different way to do it."

"So, wait," said Hidan, finally being able to be on a real bed and not dirt, "You're saying that you want me to sleep with our target, Kakuzu?"

Kakuzu, in sheer annoyance, "No, idiot. I want you to make her feel comfortable. I also want you to put down your guard."

"But, if I do fuck her?"

"Then she will try to kill you," deadpanned Kakuzu.

"But, I can't kill her?"

"That's right. This bounty-I mean, target needs to be captured alive and kept that way."

Hidan fidgeted in his seat, looking uncomfortable.

"What is it now, Hidan?"

"If I have enough time," he began, "Can I fu-"

"Stop saying it like that!"

Hidan chuckled. "Why not? That's what the bitch is for, right?"

Kakuzu snapped his fingers as a new rule came to mind. "That reminds me: I don't want you using any prophanity."

The Jashinist felt his world crumble. His whole persona relied on cussing, and now his partner wanted him to stop cold turkey?

"What? It's not that hard."

"B-But.."

"But?"

"B...B...B-but.."

Kakuzu pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance. "Listen, I'm givng you this rule for tonight only."

Hidan was still spouting nonscence.

"I'm asking you to do this because you're posing as a lecherous prince. Not an ass."

Hidan seemed to snap out of his 'coma' at the comment, shooting Kakuzu a glare for the cheapshot that was made at his personality. "So, I can screw her. But, I can't talk the way I want?"

"Firstly, congrats on not saying on curse word when you had the right occasion. Secondly, yes. You will have to be on your best behavior. She's like a bird; close in the space slowly and carefully; don't make any sudden moves. And really, don't bring up your false god."

"Screw you, you damn pile of-"

He grabbed a fast hold on his jaw. "Hidan, I swear to all that is holy," he said calmly, "That if you screw this up, I will cut off your tongue and shove it up ass of the most disgusting, most ugly hooker I can find. Do we have an understanding?"

With his face twisted into that of 'oh, god no!', he nodded. Hell, with as much time as they spend together, he could give the man an earful later.

"Dai!" called Satoko as she stood in the middle of her room, gazing angrily at the mirror on her vanity. Her hands were multitasking from trying to tie the sash on her kimono to doing her hair and make-up. "Dai," she shouted, her tone more rushed, "Get your ass in here, I need your help!"

He turned to the door, keeping his ass on the floor. "Excuse me," he said to Kakashi, whom at the time, was having a conversation about thier favorite books. Said interupted man gave the younger a nod to signalfy an 'okay' before Dai walked off into Satoko's room.

"Yes?" he said softly, glancing around the area. He had been looking for anyone else in the room that wasn't either of them, mainly Sai. When he found no one, the man walked further into the room and shut the door tight. It seemed as if his whole persona changed in that instant.

"I need help with this kimono. I can't get it right."

"You mean you have another client?" His tone was slow and much more calm, a higher sense of arrogance and I'm-better-than-you saturating the voice.

"Yeah, I have no clue how I missed it, but the Bounty HQ just sent me a carrier telling me about another."

He put the decorative clothing on her, fastening her obi tightly. "What's his name?"

"Hidan, of the Hot Springs."

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Anyway, here it is~! It's been edited. :3